Hi everyone. I've been reseraching how to damp proof my cellar to use it for storage.
I am looking for some advice on how to do this. I'm looking to do it cheaply and as the cellar is not very damp I was hoping to apply a damp proof paint rather than using a plastic membranne and sump.
The cellar is damp but not excessively. My next door neighbour has successfully damp proofed his cellar (used as a hobby room) using Johnstones damp proof paint http://www.decoratingwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue.php?productid=104
I was thinking of using a black bitumen paint -http://www.wickes.co.uk/Liquid-Damp-Proofing/Liquid-Damp-Proof-Membrane/invt/241217 - and eventually painting over this with a white paint.
I've tried using some of the bitumen paint on the walls with poor results. I've brushed the walls down but the paint does not adhere to the pointing between the bricks as it is still dusty and crumbly.
A local builder advised me that I should use PVA paint as this will stop the surface from crumbling. I presume I could use PVA and then bitumen paint over the top?
Any advice on what to do would be much apprecited.
Thanks,
Matt
I am looking for some advice on how to do this. I'm looking to do it cheaply and as the cellar is not very damp I was hoping to apply a damp proof paint rather than using a plastic membranne and sump.
The cellar is damp but not excessively. My next door neighbour has successfully damp proofed his cellar (used as a hobby room) using Johnstones damp proof paint http://www.decoratingwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue.php?productid=104
I was thinking of using a black bitumen paint -http://www.wickes.co.uk/Liquid-Damp-Proofing/Liquid-Damp-Proof-Membrane/invt/241217 - and eventually painting over this with a white paint.
I've tried using some of the bitumen paint on the walls with poor results. I've brushed the walls down but the paint does not adhere to the pointing between the bricks as it is still dusty and crumbly.
A local builder advised me that I should use PVA paint as this will stop the surface from crumbling. I presume I could use PVA and then bitumen paint over the top?
Any advice on what to do would be much apprecited.
Thanks,
Matt